PX4 Autopilot up to 1.17.0 sd_stress command b null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PX4 Autopilot up to 1.17.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component sd_stress command. The manipulation of the argument b results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-102808. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PX4 Autopilot up to 1.17.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component sd_stress command. The manipulation of the argument b with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the sd_stress command where the -b byte count parameter is parsed without validation before being passed to malloc() and memset(). Attackers with shell access, including through MAVLink, can supply invalid byte count values to crash the flight controller.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-102808 since 09/29/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/29/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/29/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
09/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-102808 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102808
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411522

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2026 19:41
Changes: 09/29/2026 19:41 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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